'Compartment' definitions:
Definition of 'compartment'
(from WordNet)
noun
A space into which an area is subdivided
noun
A partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
Definition of 'Compartment'
From: GCIDE
- Compartment \Com*part"ment\, n. [F. compartiment, OF. compartir to divide. See Compart.]
- 1. One of the parts into which an inclosed portion of space is divided, as by partitions, or lines; as, the compartments of a cabinet, a house, or a garden. [1913 Webster]
- In the midst was placed a large compartment composed of grotesque work. --Carew. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Shipbuilding) One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads. [1913 Webster] compartmental
Synonyms of 'compartment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alcove,
- bay,
- below,
- between-decks,
- boiler room,
- booth,
- box,
- brig,
- bunker,
- cabin,
- caboose,
- camboose,
- cavity,
- cell,
- cellule,
- chamber,
- chart room,
- conning tower,
- crib,
- crypt,
- cubicle,
- division,
- enclosed space,
- engine room,
- forecastle,
- forepeak,
- galley,
- head,
- hold,
- hole,
- hollow,
- lazaret,
- locker,
- manger,
- niche,
- part,
- partition,
- pew,
- pilothouse,
- quarters,
- radio room,
- roundhouse,
- sail loft,
- section,
- sick bay,
- slot,
- space,
- stall,
- stateroom,
- stokehold,
- topside,
- vault,
- wardroom